Local News: Furlough Visit and Newborn at University Hospital Iowa City
Staff Sergeant Maurice Maxwell of Crawfordsville on furlough from Victorville California traveled to Ottumwa with his aunt Mrs M C DeLong to visit relatives Mr and Mrs Roy Caviness and family. Mrs Caviness is Mrs DeLongs daughter. Mr and Mrs Herbert L Campbell of Ainsworth welcomed a daughter weighing five pounds nine ounces at University Hospital Iowa City yesterday.
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Maurice Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Victorville
Calif
M. C. DeLong
Ottumwa
Roy Caviness
Mrs. Caviness
Mrs. DeLons
Herbert L. Campbell
Ainsworth
University Hospital
Iowa City
Rummage sale and luncheon notes from Washington report
The piece records a luncheon by American Home Department section one with 46 attendees served by committee members Mrs. Davis Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Stuart. It mentions a large rummage sale near Stewart Hardware and travel notes about John L Wehr and Mrs Wehr visiting Iowa.
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American Home Department
T. C. Davis
Alvin Shaw
Maude Stuart
Washington
Stewart Hardware
Mrs. Cloyce H. Bogle Named University Women's Club President
Mrs. Cloyce H. Bogle of Long Beach California has been elected president of the University Women's club after serving as first vice president and program chairman. She taught at Washington high school and a private girls school in Rome, Michigan, and studied at Ward Belmont College, Monmouth College, Wheaton College, and the State University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyce H. Bogle
Long Beach
Calif
C. W. McLaughlin, Jr
University Women’s Club
Wheaton College
Norton, Mass
State University of Towa
Miners Fateful Blast Claims 21 at Utah Mine No 1
Rescue crews recovered the bodies of 21 coal miners from Utah Fuel Company Mine No 1 after a gag explosion two miles underground hurled tons of coal on trapped workers near Sunnyside Utah on May 10.
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Sunnyside
Utah
Utah Fuel Company
Quinine Trees Flourish in Guatemala Heartland
In Guatemala a vast 1,600,000 cinchona trees grow for bark used to extract quinine, a valued remedy for malaria.
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Guatemala
Central America
U S Battleship Breathes Air Equal to Half Its Weight
An American battleship consumes and exhales air each day amounting to about 48 000 tons, roughly half the ship’s own weight, illustrating its huge internal air volume and engine operations.
Major League baseball roundups include wins for Pirates and Giants
Scores show Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 4 and Pittsburgh 9 Boston 6 with New York 6 Cincinnati 1. Daily pitching matchups list Wyse at Schanz in Philadelphia and Strinmcevich at Barrett in Boston plus Mungo facing Dasso for New York at Cincinnati. Night games feature St Louis at Brooklyn and Washington at St Louis postponed.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Wyse
Schanz
Strinmcevich
Barrett
Dasso
Mungo
Wilks
Greeg
Ls. Pet
Washington
Gace
Detroit
Cleveland
St Louis
Dabiel
Newhouser
Ferriss
Smith
Christopher
Lopat
Pieretti
Muncrief
Ww. Pet. Toi Geaxl
New Brooklyn _ ee
Pittsburgh Cuneo
Garden Tip from Iowa State College on staking tomatoes
Iowa State College suggests staking tomato plants for upright support. Plants can be spaced two feet apart in a row with at least 30 inches between rows. Prepare stakes now and set them at the current spacing so plants can be set after May 15. Army Shoes stock 142 sizes of shoes.
Sitler Plant Praised by War Secretary in War Effort
Sitler War Production Plant in Washington Iowa received a telegram of congratulations from Under Secretary of War Robert P Patterson for three years of work on war parts. The plant employs about twenty people on two shifts from 7:30 a m to 3 a m and produces parts under government order. The firm’s work, largely for airplanes, remains partly undisclosed to workers while designer Curtis Sitler and manager Bill Sitler lead a local team of trained workers.
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Sitler
Robert P. Patterson
Pacific
Howard R. Sitler
Bill Siiler
War Department
Siiler
Washington
Iowa
Germany
Japan
Washington, D
Public Affairs Luncheon Weathers Spring Themed Meeting
Mrs Gates hosted the May Public Affairs luncheon at her home with 15 members and two visitors. Topics included VE and VJ day, United Nations conference plans, and a talk by Mrs J N Irwin on the history and future of glassmaking, plus stories of famous glassware. A Chinese string instrument was noted.
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Public Affairs Department
Leslie Gates
K. Ie. Brown
Robert Gates
San Francisco
Vic
J. N. Irwin
Frighton
Irwin
Hospital notes on patients at local wards
Mrs. Matt Weber of Harper was dismissed this afternoon. Mrs. Lillian Marshall of Winshipeton was admitted last night as a patient at the hospital.
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Matt Weber
Harper
Lillian Marshall
Winshipeton
C D of A Elects Miss Swift Regent at May Meeting
The Catholic Daughters of America May meeting at K C hall drew a large attendance. Mrs. Joe Wehr presided as grand regent, announcing new officers led by Katherine Swift as grand regent and Veresa Adams as vice grand regent. Cards and refreshments followed.
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Catholic Daughters of America
K.C. Hall
Joe Wehr
Katherine Swift
Veresa Adams
Leo Sueppel
Charles Ragan
Leslie Payne
Monitor
Jucy Dempsey
Agnes Wheelan
Cleo Shockey
Kate Shalla
Sentinel
M. L. Whittaker
J Boyd
K. C. Hall
John Kraushausen
Krugan
Everett Tobin
Joe Tobin
C. D. of A
Miss Swift
Ragan
Bova
Martin Kern
Miss Dempsey
Braunshausen
Ann Judson Circle Holds May Meeting at Baptist Church
The May gathering of the Ann Judson Circle met Tuesday in the Baptist church dining room with a 6 30 cooperative supper attended by 12. Officers were installed by Mrs. Alfred Trenerry after the meal.
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Ann Judson
Baptist Church
Alfred Trenerry
Trenerry
Cheryl Nayadiey
Bessie Schmidt
Patricia Thompson
Afternoon Missionary Society
Ann Judson Circle
White Cross
Jd. N
S & C Club Meets With Mrs Wallrob
The S and C Club meets at Mrs Milt Wallrob's home with guests Mrs Donald Wallrob Mrs Harry Wallrob and children Larry and Tommy Jirsa. Afternoon games award prizes to several members. Luncheon followed. Next meeting set for May 17 with Mrs Edward Kucera.
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S and C Club
Milt Wallrob
Donald Wallrob
Harry Wallrob
Larry
Tommy Jirsa
Howard Fisher
Lawrence Zass
Edward Kucera
Mrs Mayhew Elected President of Good Will Club
Mrs Frank Mayhew hosted the Good Will club meeting yesterday afternoon. Officers elected include Mrs Mayhew president Mrs O E B Sisk vice president Mrs I B Hexworth secretary Mrs B G Holt treasurer Mrs J T Tucker. The Klopfenstein Babock and Finch couples oversee May to July gatherings.
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Frank Mayhew
Good Will Club
Wee
Mayhew
O. EB. Sisk
I. B. Hexworth
B. G. Holt
J. T. Tucker
Joe Klopfenstein
Palmer Babcock
County Line Club Meeting Held on VE Day
The County Line club met on VE Day May 8 at Mrs Alma Chatfield’s home with ten members two guests and three children present. The meeting opened with a silent prayer and the Lord’s Prayer. Eva Raberold led the reading of the “Ten Commandments of the New World of Order” and Mrs Rex Morse joined the club. Mrs Vernon Chatfield invited the group to meet June 14 with roll call to be a joke on yourself.
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County Line Club
Alma Chatfield
Eva Raberold
Rex Morse
Vernon Chatfield
Hostess lineups for June meeting announced
The note lists Mrs. Clara Toreman and Mrs. Jake Wenger as assistants to the hostess. Mrs. Charles Nicola will be hostess at the June 1 meeting.
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Clara Toreman
Jake Wenger
Charles Nicola
Money-Saver Phenothiazine Cuts Livestock Costs
Phenothiazine used against internal parasites in livestock now saves producers about ten million dollars annually. The drug is promoted as a cost efficient treatment improving herd health and reducing losses.
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Bernadine Soukup of
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Milford Cook Home
U. S. Battleship
Royal Anni Cherries
Bruce’s Orange Juice
Mie
Black Cherry Preserve
Salerno
Graham
Mazola
Carload
Red Priumph
Baldwin Apples
Pascal Celery
Pers
Lyean
Storeley's
Stokelesy
CAMRY
Lit
Oleo
Carton
PaGs
Washington Fruit Market
Journal Bidg
Phat
Bie
PMO Soo
ISR
Major
Garden Tip
Iowa State College
If Ge
Little’s Furniture
ISS
War
Mrs. Gates
Methodist Church
Frank Kos
Lee Holland
Frank Crone
Phil Weldon
Glenn Mace
Sitter
Tele
Gram
Tokio
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